The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

The Clinic of Innovation. Heres another fascinating post about innovation from the HBR blog. It describes the first-of-its-kind "Clinic of Innovation" at Oslo University Hospital--an internal unit within the hospital that is set-up to work like an outpatient health clinic.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 31, 2011

The Innovation Hub for Associations. Ive been blogging about my work with the Innovation Task Force of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives for a while now. Its called the Innovation Hub for Associations , and can be accessed here. The core of the site can be found under the "Innovation Model" tab. at 9:18 PM.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

“Connecting With Government Customers in an Era of Event and Travel Restrictions,” a new white paper by Market Connections and Boscobel Marketing Communications, reports that federal employees are going to fewer events, agencies are running fewer events, and contractors and other stakeholders are feeling the effects.

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SCD Group

AUGUST 12, 2012

Sunday, August 12, 2012. In fact, from a marketing communications perspective, investment in quality content is better than gold because, unlike gold, the value of quality content to your communications efforts rarely fluctuates or goes down. September 4-6, 2012. Causeaholic. AMR Management Services. Columbus, Ohio.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 27, 2011

In my last post , I talked about something I called the Catch-22 of innovation. Your association wants to deliver new innovative products that meet the needs of your members, so you ask and poll them incessantly about their needs, wants and desires. Labels: Innovation , Umair Haque , WSAE. Communication. Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 26, 2011

Dont Wall Yourself Off From Your Community. This is part two of my reaction to Jeff De Cagnas excellent article on business model innovation for associations in the April 2011 issue of Associations Now. The WSAE white paper on innovation calls this understanding the mind of your community. Image source.

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AMR Management Services

JUNE 4, 2012

Monday, June 4, 2012. Develop sound communications tools This can range from a printed or email newsletter to a simple website. Associations can do great things and the nonprofit sector needs innovators to shake it up. Here are some other resources: ASAE White Paper: Starting an Association. ▼ 2012. (30).

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 29, 2011

In fact, instead of just complaining about the flew, it makes me want to jump in and help correct it since I am invested in the larger community and what it is trying to accomplish. Communication. Innovation. Principled Innovation. ► 2012. (1). Good and Bad Lessons for Association Innovation.

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SCD Group

AUGUST 13, 2012

Monday, August 13, 2012. New additions to plans are content marketing strategies and incorporating social throughout your entire organization – see Spredfast white paper on that topic. 8 Build Twitter relationships by retweeting tweets from NYC Women in Communications Inc via Kellen Company. #9 ▼ 2012.

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Membership Marketing

MARCH 8, 2012

Thursday, March 8, 2012. ” Social media is still in its infancy compared to other more mature marketing channels, but over time we will see innovative approaches that will help it become part of a predictable and projectable marketing tool. at Thursday, March 08, 2012. March 15, 2012 7:04 AM. March 16, 2012 9:12 AM.

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Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

I navigated a world of suits and Dilbert-esque arguments over policies, procedures and white papers. communications. (4). community. (3). innovation. (6). Principled Innovation LLC. ► 2012. (23). And that was where my Gen X perspective languished a bit.I advocacy. (1). appreciative inquiry. (1).

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Association Subculture

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Management book after study after thesis after white paper on leadership has never even come close to detailing what an organization could or should be like the fiction of Star Trek does. You cant have innovation without it. February 4, 2012 7:18 PM. February 5, 2012 10:04 AM. communications. (4).

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

This is part of an on-going dialogue between Eric Lanke and Jeff De Cagna on the work of the WSAE Innovation Task Force and the status of innovation in the association community. For Jeff’s first post on why innovation is critical to the future of associations, go here. For an introduction to this dialogue, go here.

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